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Method

A survey was administered during the period December 15-29, 2006 via an MS Word attachment to an e-mail announcement to the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA) <http://www.cosla.org/> listserv. See Appendix A for the survey instrument. Several reminders were posted to the same listserv during the survey administration period. Survey follow up and additional responses may continue until January 17, 2007.

FINDINGS

Potential Survey Bias

Two external factors may influence survey responses. The survey was administered over a short time period (two weeks) during a holiday. The survey period occurs during a time of transition for many State Library Agencies and staff due to the recent elections. State Library Agency staff may be changing and agency officers may be reluctant to comment on policy issues while they await new direction from their governors, agency heads and legislature.

Survey Response

50 % of the states (25 states) responded to the survey as of January 4, 2007. See Appendix B for contact information for survey respondents.